A court sentenced the former head of a parents' group at an elementary school in Chiba Prefecture to life in prison Friday over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl who attended the school.
While Yasumasa Shibuya has denied involvement in the death of ...

A central figure in the Aum Shinrikyo cult as a chemistry expert, Masami Tsuchiya, 53, was sentenced to death in 2004 for his role in the production of sarin that was used in deadly gas attacks in Nagano Prefecture.

A wide-range of reactions were heard Friday to news of the executions of Shoko Asahara and six former senior members of the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo — which carried out the deadly 1995 sarin nerve gas attack in the Tokyo subway system — with ...

More than 100 companies, local governments and private organizations launched a group Friday to push for a carbon-free society and to help raise Japan's presence in the global fight against climate change.
The Japan Climate Initiative plans to work with fellow non-state actors in other ...

The rise of cryptocurrencies has shone the spotlight on their underlying technology, which is known as the blockchain.
A wide number of startups are now pitching services using the technology, which is often touted as the next major development since the internet.
This trend was visible ...

A Thai rescuer died during an operation to save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave complex, the latest setback for a mission fraught with danger as rescue teams brace for more rain that could delay their work.
Samarn Poonan, a ...

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt resigned Thursday amid ethics investigations of outsized security spending, first-class flights and a sweetheart condo lease.
With Pruitt's departure, President Donald Trump loses an administrator many conservatives regarded as one of the more effective members of his Cabinet. But ...

Shoko Asahara, the man behind an unprecedented string of heinous crimes in the 1980s and 1990s who was executed Friday at age 63, grew up visually impaired and faced various setbacks in his childhood as he sought to make something of his life.
Formerly an ...

Rescuers in Thailand are trying to find alternative ways to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a cave complex for 13 days, as teams brace for heavy rain which could further delay the operation.
"We are trying to find alternative techniques to ...

The execution of Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara and six other members of the doomsday cult convicted of numerous deadly crimes, including the 1995 sarin gas attack on Tokyo subway trains, may provide a sense of closure for the victims, their families and others ...

Tomoyuki Sugano had a week to stew over his poor performance in his last game against the Hiroshima Carp.
When he got another shot at them, the Yomiuri Giants ace showed the best team in the Central League why he's the best pitcher in Japan.
Sugano ...

American sprinter Noah Lyles matched a season's best time of 19.69 seconds in the men's 200 meters as Birhanu Balew won a 5,000 marred by final-bend mayhem at the Lausanne Diamond League on Thursday.
Fresh from setting a best time of the year to capture ...

Ayako Uehara posted a 7-under-par 65 to finish three shots adrift of leader Katherine Kirk after the first round of the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic on Thursday.
Uehara had seven birdies in a bogey-free round at Thornberry Creek Country Club to put herself in contention ...

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is on the trading block, according to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic.
One of the possible destinations is the Los Angeles Lakers, where Love would reunite with the recently departed LeBron James, who agreed to a four-year deal with the ...

England forward Jamie Vardy is "looking doubtful" for the World Cup quarterfinal against Sweden on Saturday after suffering a groin strain having come on as a late substitute in the round of 16 victory over Colombia, manager Gareth Southgate has said.
Vardy was unlikely to ...

Warren Cromartie was a star for the Montreal Expos and a league MVP and Japan Series champion (both in 1989) with the Yomiuri Giants.
Now the NPB great is adding something else to his resume: YouTuber for the History Channel.
The History Channel Japan earlier this ...

Kei Nishikori recovered after a poor start to make it past Australian Bernard Tomic 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), 7-5 in a thrilling match on Thursday and reach the third round at Wimbledon.
He follows Naomi Osaka, the only other Japanese player remaining in the singles ...